Tiger lily
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated April 2019.
Scientific name: Lilium lancifolium Thunb.
Common name(s): tiger lily, lance-leaved tiger lily
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany
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- pre-flower, mid-July
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- stem may be hairless to woolly
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- bulbils in leaf axils
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- Early bloom, August
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- August
Description:
-perennial
-flowers face downward with reflexed petals
-hairy stems
-alternate leaves
-orange petals with purple dots
-blooms July-August
-may be confused with L. superbum; see left sidebar on Go Botany webpage
Habitat:
-mostly cultivated
-can be found in wood lands and fields
Natural History:
-used in Korea and China traditionally to treat
- bronchitis, pneumonia, and other pulmonary ailments.
Sources:
Lee, E., Yun, N., Jang, Y. P., & Kim, J. (2013). Lilium lancifolium thunb. extract attenuates pulmonary inflammation and air space enlargement in a cigarette smoke-exposed mouse model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 149(1), 148-156. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2013.06.014
Wisconson State Herbarium. “ Lilium Lancifolium Thunb.” Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin – Lilium Lancifolium, wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=9022.